Frank Leopold Weil (March 6, 1894 – November 10, 1957) was an American

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. He was a founding partner of

Weil, Gotshal & Manges Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is an American international law firm with approximately 1,100 attorneys, headquartered in New York City. With a gross annual revenue in excess of $1.8 billion, it is among the world's largest law firms according to ' ...

in 1931. Born in

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, Weil attended Columbia Law School, where he became friends with Samuel Irving Rosenman. After graduating with a

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degree in 1917, he practiced at Elkus, Gleason & Proskauer. Together with

Sylvan Gotshal Sylvan H. Gotshal (March 21, 1897 – August 11, 1968) was an American lawyer, known for his advocacy of industrial design rights. He was a founding partner of Weil, Gotshal & Manges in 1931. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, to Leopold and Julia (n� ...

and Horace Manges he founded

in 1931, which is one of the largest law firms in the world. Weil was married to former Henrietta Simons, the granddaughter of

Moses Alexander Moses Alexander (November 13, 1853 – January 4, 1932) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 11th governor of Idaho, the second elected Jewish governor of a U.S. state, and the first who actually practiced that religion. ...

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